King George's War and the Quakers The Defense Crisis of 1732-1742 in Pennsylvania Politics By Alan Tully To many observers the political history of colonial Pennsylvania has always appeared to be a contention-ridden affair. During the first three decades of the colony's existence factions

century Pennsylvania. Throughout the 1720s proprietary control of land settlement was at a minimum in Pennsylvania. The reason for the laxity was simple enough: �no one knew where authority lay. When William Penn died in 1718 he left all of his lands in America, with the exception of a number specific be